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Captain
Tor Pinney
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2009-2011:
Cruising aboard Silverheels - Florida to Beaufort, NC.
Offshore to St. Maarten in the northeastern Caribbean. Sailed
the Leeward and Windward Islands to Grenada, then west via
Curacao to Colombia, the San Blas Islands, Panama, some small
islands off Honduras and back to Florida. After a summer
ahsore, sailed Silverheels from Jacksonville, FL to the
Dominican Republic.
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2004-2006:
Traveling and writing: across the United States, British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska, Tahiti/Moorea, New Zealand, Thailand, Bali
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1997-1998:
Land cruising in an RV, traveling & living in the
northwestern United States, in the mountains and forests where
there aren't any boats. Cruised about 25,000 miles in 8
months.
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1994-1996:
Founder/President of American Cruise Lines and
Maritime Services, Inc. Bought the 177-passenger,
steel double-decker ferryboat, M/V "Tecumseh", in
Ontario, Canada and drove her (with one crewman and a dog)
2,000 nautical miles to Florida via Lake Erie, the Erie Canal,
the Hudson River and the ICW. Converted the vessel into a
tourist excursion boat named "Rumrunner Key."
Operated as owner and relief captain in Key West, FL.
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1990-93:
Cruised extensively: Los Roques-Curacao-Honduras-Guatemala-Belize-Florida,
Trans-Atlantic via Bermuda/Azores/Lisbon,
Spain, Gibraltar, the Balearics, Sardinia, Sicily, the Greek
Islands and Turkey. Backtracked through the Mediterranean
via Tunisia & Gibraltar, then to the Canary
Islands-West Indies-Bahamas-Florida. About half of
that was sailed single-handed.
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1988-89:
Created and executed Pacific Seacraft's
"Circumnavigator" package and promotion program,
sailing own Crealock 37 cutter, Sparrow, to 8 major
East Coast boat shows, Miami to Maine and back. Then
took off cruising. Single-handed from Boston to
Venezuela via the West Indies.
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1983-87:
Founder/President of Cruising Yachts Inc., a
Fort Lauderdale/Miami yacht sales company, the southeastern
U.S. regional dealer for Pacific Seacraft Corporation's
cruising sailboats. Owned and lived aboard the Crealock yawl, "Kerry".
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1981-82:
Owner of the steel Sparkman & Stevens yawl,
"Buccaneer". Cruised her 10,000 mi. between the
Chesapeake and the West Indies. Did more yacht deliveries,
ranging between New England and Trinidad. Then served as captain
of the first Morgan 60 Schooner,
"Paradigm", 9 mo./9,000 mi., including the 1982 fall
East Coast boat show series, and subsequent Caribbean charter
work.
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1978-80:
Full time charter & delivery captain
throughout the Caribbean. Multiple bluewater yacht deliveries,
incl. Panama Canal transit, south to north, and San Francisco
Bay demo sails
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1973-78:
Liveaboard owner/captain of two cruising
sailboats. Double- and single-handed the Florida Keys with the
steel gaff-rigged sloop, "Thumper", and the Bahamas
aboard the gaff-rigged ketch, "Autant", a very
traditional, engineless, 1927 William Hand designed 40-footer
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Author:
Dozens of articles published in US, UK, Australian and
New Zealand boating magazines such as Cruising World, Sail,
Yachting, Ocean Navigator, Motorboat & Yachting, Yachting
World, Cruising Helmsman and many others since 1979. Wrote the
books, "Ready for
Sea! - How to Outfit the Modern Cruising Sailboat"
and "The Best Positive Thinking Book."
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Navigation:
Celestial, Sat Nav, GPS, Radar, RDF, DR.
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Education:
American Nautical Services School. Syracuse University, Pace
University, YMCA Senior Life Saving, PADI Open Water SCUBA
Certification, CPR.
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Languages:
English, Spanish + scraps of Italian, French, Turkish, Thai
& Piahroa Indian.
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Interests:
Writing, travel, marketing, most water and mountain sports.
Professional performing musician.
Exceptional organizational and management skills. Dog lover.
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Specifications:
White male, U.S. Passport, single, non-smoker, healthy &
fit, 49 years & holding.
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